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Famous Paulo Coelho Quotes
“Sometimes our power resides not in what we do, but in what we don't do.”
“Courage in the path is what makes the path manifest itself.”
“We often don’t realize that the extraordinary is to be found in the lives of ordinary people.”
Source: Warrior of the Light -
“To believe in your choice you don't need to prove that other people's choices are wrong.”
“Any given thing on the face of the earth could reveal the history of all things”
“Things pass, and the best we can do is to let them really go away”
“Man needs what's worst in him in order to achieve what's best in him.”
“I understand that suffering, when it cannot be avoided, is here to help me on my way to my dreams”
“From the moment that you don't fear to share your heart, you are a free person.”
“Don't let anyone make you feel that you don't deserve the good things that happen in your life”
“May love fill your heart, compassion guide your mind, faith rule your soul.”
“Never hate jealous people. They are jealous because they think you are better than them.”
“It is Easy to be a Hater. Go for the difficult Task: be a Lover!”
“He who does not take insults seriously, is on the path to wisdom.”
“The ship is safest when it is in port, but that’s not what ships were built for.”
Source: The Pilgrimage
“Any resistance is not only normal but necessary-it is part of the creative process.”
“They make a secret pact with themelves never to think about the future.”
“Be creative. Men only learnt how to fly when they stopped imitating birds.”
“We can't choose our lives, but we can DECIDE what to do with the joys or griefs we're given.”
Source: Adultery: A novel
Source: Adultery: A novel
“Fight for your dreams, and your dreams will fight for you.”
“Perfect people don't drink, don't fight, don't lie, don't make mistakes and...don't exist”